Last week, the National Drought Monitor said that 28 percent of New York state was "abnormally dry," the step before "moderate drought." This week, though, less than 1 percent of the state is considered abnormally dry.

A half to three-quarters of an inch of rain fell across Upstate New York in the past week, according to the National Weather Service.

Dry conditions are unlikely to develop again soon. An inch to 1.5 inches of rain is expected over the next week, the Weather Prediction Center said.

More than a quarter of New York was considered abnormally dry (yellow) last week, left, but that has nearly disappeared today.National Drought Monitor